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Standard 6: External Development Leadership


A principal will design structures and processes that result in community engagement, support, and ownership. Acknowledging that schools no longer reflect but, in fact, build community, the leader proactively creates with staff, opportunities for parents/guardians, community and business representatives to participate as “stockholders” in the school such that continued investment of resources and good will are not left to chance.

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Related Coursework and Training
  • Community Internship at the Down East Partnership for Children in Rocky Mount, NC
  • Developmental Projects: Early Elementary, Middle School and High School
  • Distinguished Leadership in Practice Assignment: "Creating a Strong Internal and External Stakeholder Focus"
  • Facilitative Leadership
  • IEL Federal Policy Institute
  • School Law & Finance course

Related Readings
  • The Principal's Legal Handbook, Lane
  • The Law and Special Education, Yell
  • Place and Community Based Education in Schools, Smith
  • Community: The Structure of Belonging, Block
  • The Collective Leadership Storybook: Weaving Strong Communities, Ruder


6a. Parent and Community Involvement and Outreach


The principal designs structures and processes which result in parent and community engagement, support and ownership for the school.

Experiences and Artifacts

6b. Federal, State and District Mandates


The principal designs protocols and processes in order to comply with federal, state, and district mandates.

Experiences and Artifacts